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A history: Monuments to Courage, a History of Beaver County

mcbooki216p158: Barton Mill Built in 1865 (cont.), Early "Dentist" and Midwives

water from Devil's Creek, thus making it possible to operate the year 'round. This mill was a great help to the people of the neighborhood and vicinity. People came from as far away as St. George with their grists to have them ground. This mill was a landmark on the old Barton homestead for many years, standing until 1923. During the trouble with the Indians, Alma Barton was a member of the Home Guards or Minute Men. It is said he could talk the Indian language, at least he could understand them enough to converse with them, and many times saved the people serious trouble. On one occasion, when the Indians were camped there, some of their men went to Beaver and got drunk with whisky. They killed a little boy and his mother, Squaw Mary, and threatened another woman, who ran with her baby to the David Williams place. Mrs. Williams placed her, in the cellar. Later, when the Indians came, Mrs. Williams was able to throw them off their guard and kept the squaw hidden until the next day, when Alma Barton went among them and talked to them, making them promise they would not hurt her or the child. EARLY "DENTIST" AND MIDWIVES There were no doctors to be had in the early days, so people had to depend upon their own resources in this respect. William Barton, for instance, being in business as he was, pulled teeth when it was extremely necessary. It is told that an Indian woman came to him one day with an aching tooth. When Mr. Barton went to pull, the turn key slipped off the tooth, and the woman lost no time in getting away. She was the wife of Beaver Adz, and never came back. Many persons living today have seen teeth pulled by that old turn key. When new babies came to town, which happened about once every two years in each family in those days, they were greeted upon their arrival by a good old mother, the midwife, who took care of everything until the mother could again take care of her work. Among the number of

water from Devil's Creek, thus making it possible to operate the year 'round. This mill was a great help to the people of the neighborhood and vicinity. People came from as far away as St. George with their grists to have them ground. This mill was a landmark on the old Barton homestead for many years, standing until 1923. During the trouble with the Indians, Alma Barton was a member of the Home Guards or Minute Men. It is said he could talk the Indian language, at least he could understand them enough to converse with them, and many times saved the people serious trouble. On one occasion, when the Indians were camped there, some of their men went to Beaver and got drunk with whisky. They killed a little boy and his mother, Squaw Mary, and threatened another woman, who ran with her baby to the David Williams place. Mrs. Williams placed her, in the cellar. Later, when the Indians came, Mrs. Williams was able to throw them off their guard and kept the squaw hidden until the next day, when Alma Barton went among them and talked to them, making them promise they would not hurt her or the child. EARLY "DENTIST" AND MIDWIVES There were no doctors to be had in the early days, so people had to depend upon their own resources in this respect. William Barton, for instance, being in business as he was, pulled teeth when it was extremely necessary. It is told that an Indian woman came to him one day with an aching tooth. When Mr. Barton went to pull, the turn key slipped off the tooth, and the woman lost no time in getting away. She was the wife of Beaver Adz, and never came back. Many persons living today have seen teeth pulled by that old turn key. When new babies came to town, which happened about once every two years in each family in those days, they were greeted upon their arrival by a good old mother, the midwife, who took care of everything until the mother could again take care of her work. Among the number of